G.A. Henty (1852-1902) was a writer of children’s historical fiction, who began his career as an author after a friend heard him telling bedtime stories to his kids. Like many Victorian authors, he’s out of favor these days, but my parents found this book at an estate sale.

Cuthbert is fifteen when t

This was an enjoyable book, although sometimes I struggled to keep track of characters and places. (That might have been because I was sleepy sometimes while reading. :-D)

I appreciated the good character qualities of the hero, even in the face of adversity. They make for good heroes for our lads of

I enjoyed this book. It was a good adventure tale. The events and actions were consistent with the times. Some of the adventures and solutions, in my opinion, were a bit beyond a 17-year old, but they weren't impossible, so that did not detract from the book. I would recommend this book.

Winning His Spurs is an amazing book, detailing the life and adventures of a young Saxon/Norman page during the Third Crusade. Usual gallantry, adventure, and chivalry follow the antics of this very courageous and spirited young warrior.

This was the book that first inspired me to write my own mediev

I read this years ago in my early teens. I still love this story.

When this adventure begins, Cuthbert is a boy of fifteen living at home with his mother in Norman England. He hears information and is able to warn the outlaws living in the forest, among whom he has relatives, of an impending attack by the Earl of Evesham, who resents their killing his deer without